I've got Precise Puppy up and running, but can't get the printer working. It's a Brother HL-2130. I've tried following your instructions on the front page, and found the relevant .deb files for the printer, but nothing else seems to be working.

When I tried to follow the instructions on the first post, the only results I got in the console were "File could not be found" - or something similar. Anyway, these further instructions were very helpful.

So, for the benefit of others, and myself at some later stage, this is what I did:
D/L the .deb files and saved in 'root'
D/L the debbi.pet and installed
Opened a console and typed "debbi hl2130lpr-2.1.0-1.i386.deb" and 'enter'
Next, typed " debbi cupswrapperHL2130-2.0.4-2.i386.deb" and 'enter'.

Then Menu>Setup>Cups Printer Wizard>Yes
When the CUPS page opened, clicked on "Adding Printers and Classes">Add Printer and followed the prompts from there. My printer (Brother HL2130) was shown, so everything flowed simply from there, with the driver listed in the options.

Thanks again for your help and guidance. I'm a happy Puppy oncee again

Excellent. For your convenience the next time you need to set up this printer, I have attached a PET below. It will not auto-install the printer in CUPS, so you will need to run the Add Printer procedure.

Excellent. For your convenience the next time you need to set up this printer, I have attached a PET below. It will not auto-install the printer in CUPS, so you will need to run the Add Printer procedure.

More Brother printer grief with a friend's HL2240 in Slacko 5.4.
Followed the destructions on page-the-first. The Brother website recommended using the 2170w driver. Everything worked like a dream. Printer shows in all the panels (as HL2240) along with it's usual options. It's even in lsusb as itself (2240). Hit print, the usual faint click prior to actual printing emits from the printer. Then silence.....
Seem to have done everything that bones did and some, without success. For the record, Mint recognised and installed it without hassle, first attempt.
Appreciate any comments, suggestions. Please be advised that my access to this system is severely limited due to friend still working for his living.
Thanks.

Thanks for your prompt response, rc.
'More' didn't refer to mine, but other folks' issues!
Yes, the 2240 is indeed there, but when clicked it showed 2170w !
Interested to learn that even you experienced problems - not much hope for YT, then!
Most grateful for your intervention and kind effort to produce a .pet. I will endeavour to contact friend at the weekend when they release him from bondage...
Hope I can manage to uninstall the present files.

I think it was direct from the Brother site, but I am not able to confirm from this location. I remember there were three or four printers listed under LPR(?) for the 2240.
The first was undesignated, the second was 2240D and I forget the other(s). I chose the first and 2170w popped up as the Brother (recommended) choice. When I installed it, it came up as detecting the 2240, whereas it didn't detect anything prior.

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